Daylight Savings: Why are the clocks still going back in winter?

While most smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronic items will update automatically, older mechanical items will need to be adjusted.

Ireland will officially move to ‘winter time’ tonight — when the clocks go back by one hour on the stroke of 2am.

While most smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronic items will update automatically, older mechanical items will need to be adjusted.